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<h1>Hockey, skate jam and Future City competition among big events next month in Huntsville/Madison County</h1>
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<p>Here is a Huntsville/Madison County Convention &amp; Visitors Bureau calendar of January events and conventions with host hotel if applicable and number of expected attendees:</p>
<p>Jan. 1-3: UAH - Charger Hockey, UAH Chargers vs. Anchorage Alaska (January 2015), NHH, 200</p>
<p>Jan. 14-19: National Supreme Council Ancient &amp; Accepted Scottish Rites Masons, National Supreme Council Mid Winter Meeting 2015, Marriott-Huntsville, 225</p>
<p>Jan. 15-18: BK Productions, 2015 Boat Show, NHH, 500</p>
<p>Jan. 15-17: Alabama Military Collectors' Association, 2015 Winter Military Collector's Show, Hampton Inn - Arsenal/South Parkway, 700</p>
<p>Jan. 15-19: Dogg Pound's Martin Luther King Jr Skate-A-Thon, 2015 Annual MLK Freestyle Skate Jam, Holiday Inn Research Park, 2000</p>
<p>Jan. 15-17: UAH - Charger Hockey, UAH Chargers vs. Northern Michigan (January 2015), NHH, 200</p>
<p>Jan. 16-19: North Alabama Hockey Association (NAHA), 2015 Freedom Tournament, Hilton Garden Inn-Space Center, 800</p>
<p>Jan. 17-18: Alabama Regional Future City Competition, 2015 Future City Competition, NHH, 200</p>
<p>Jan. 21-25: American Medical Association Alliance, Southern Regional Meeting, Embassy Suites Hotel &amp; Spa, 100</p>
<p>Jan. 23-25: Huntsville Track Club, 21st Annual Mountain Mist Trail Run (2015), Embassy Suites Hotel &amp; Spa, 300</p>
<p>Jan. 23-25: UAH - Charger Hockey, UAH Chargers vs. U.S. Under-18 (January 2015), NHH, 200</p>
<p>Jan. 27-28: UAH - Student Success Center (Career Fair), 2015 UAH Spring Career Fair, Courtyard by Marriott, 500</p>
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